An activist group at Vanguard is asking shareholders to vote in favor of a proposal that would not allow the mutual fund giant to invest in companies that contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Ethan Wolff-Mann and Dan Roberts talk about why Vanguard is recommending its clients to vote against the proposal.

The US bond markets moved marginally higher in the previous week as investors’ worry about rising bond yields fell after the February inflation print showed stable growth. The Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) ETF, which tracks the performance of the bond markets, ended the previous week at 79.5, appreciating by 0.26% for the week ending March 16.

The US bond markets were the only asset class that failed to rally after the February jobs report was released on March 9, 2018. The bond market, however, suffered further losses as every other segment of the jobs report pointed to a strong employment market, leaving the bias tilted toward further rate hikes. Rising rates are negative for the bond market, and investors holding these bonds tend to lose their asset value.

Are bond bulls emerging from their hideouts? The US bond markets managed to gain some lost ground as bond bulls reemerged. The key focal point of bond traders was the FOMC meeting minutes, where the FOMC members were concerned about inflation, but they weren’t sure about inflation drastically increasing.

After three weeks of continuous falls, US bond yields rose in the week of September 10. The benchmark ten-year US Treasury yield (BSV) rose by 10 basis points to 2.20% but remains far from the December ...

Insurance providers are among the institutional investors driving exchange-traded funds growth, and data suggest there is plenty of room for insurers to play a significant role in the adoption of ETFs ...

ETFdb.com analyzes the search patterns of our visitors each week. By sharing these trends with our readers, we hope to provide insights into what the financial world is concerned about and how to position your portfolio.

Equity-based exchange-traded funds are still the kings of the ETF universe, a throne unlikely to be relinquished anytime soon, but data suggest bond funds will be integral components of ETF growth. Increased ...

ETFdb.com analyzes the search patterns of our visitors each week. By sharing these trends with our readers, we hope to provide insights into what the financial world is concerned about and how to position your portfolio.

Sector outlooks from our Fixed Income Investment Strategy Committee. Country and sector allocation will continue to be a key consideration for investors moving forward as rates persist in their slow ascent. We maintain our favorable outlook for ...

Invesco Fixed Income shares its views of rates around the world by Rob Waldner, Chief Strategist and Head of Multi-Sector At Invesco Fixed Income, we believe strong global growth should ultimately pressure US interest rates upward as global monetary ...